> In 2024 Senegal produced 212,909 t of cow peas, dry, the 8th largest in the world (2.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 423%.

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# Cow peas, dry production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 212,909 t of cow peas, dry, the 8th largest in the world (2.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 423%. The record was 253,897 t in 2020. Area harvested: 300,395 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024212,909 t
World rank8 of 41
10-year change+423%
Record253,897 t2020

## Cow peas, dry in Senegal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total2.1%0.68% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.7world 0.6 (+11%)
kg per person11.5world 1.24
10-year change+423%world +70%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/mali/) | 240,297 | 2.4% |
| 7 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/tanzania/) | 221,423 | 2.2% |
| 8 | **Senegal** | 212,909 | 2.1% |
| 9 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/benin/) | 184,466 | 1.8% |
| 10 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/sudan/) | 182,149 | 1.8% |

[Full ranking of 41 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/)

### Map of world production of cow peas, dry

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Senegal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 212,909 | −4.0% | 300,395 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 221,798 | +46% | 313,474 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 152,211 | −36% | 293,854 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | 239,194 | −5.8% | 288,888 | 0.83 |
| 2020 | 253,897 | +66% | 289,895 | 0.88 |
| 2019 | 152,753 | +30% | 257,216 | 0.59 |
| 2018 | 117,784 | +12% | 203,059 | 0.58 |
| 2017 | 105,016 | +27% | 183,422 | 0.57 |
| 2016 | 82,875 | +34% | 162,990 | 0.51 |
| 2015 | 62,032 | +52% | 153,142 | 0.41 |
| 2014 | 40,688 | −26% | 123,111 | 0.33 |
| 2013 | 55,015 | −8.1% | 129,206 | 0.43 |
| 2012 | 59,894 | +113% | 143,600 | 0.42 |
| 2011 | 28,110 | −42% | 94,530 | 0.30 |
| 2010 | 48,880 | −44% | 128,244 | 0.38 |
| 2009 | 86,625 | −31% | 215,783 | 0.40 |
| 2008 | 126,423 | +111% | 272,104 | 0.46 |
| 2007 | 59,812 | +13% | 168,825 | 0.35 |
| 2006 | 52,931 | −43% | 193,462 | 0.27 |
| 2005 | 92,878 | +675% | 221,907 | 0.42 |
| 2004 | 11,984 | −65% | 188,181 | 0.06 |
| 2003 | 34,705 | +171% | 145,487 | 0.24 |
| 2002 | 12,805 | −60% | 132,596 | 0.10 |
| 2001 | 31,720 | −33% | 90,685 | 0.35 |
| 2000 | 47,290 | −30% | 146,464 | 0.32 |
| 1999 | 68,000 | +67% | 170,000 | 0.40 |
| 1998 | 40,620 | +23% | 123,365 | 0.33 |
| 1997 | 33,131 | +61% | 88,000 | 0.38 |
| 1996 | 20,626 | −51% | 88,623 | 0.23 |
| 1995 | 41,911 | +45% | 97,479 | 0.43 |
| 1994 | 28,980 | −34% | 91,504 | 0.32 |
| 1993 | 43,993 | +161% | 118,432 | 0.37 |
| 1992 | 16,833 | +0.9% | 73,653 | 0.23 |
| 1991 | 16,679 | +36% | 50,744 | 0.33 |
| 1990 | 12,242 | −54% | 45,334 | 0.27 |
| 1989 | 26,350 | +8.0% | 64,809 | 0.41 |
| 1988 | 24,405 | −15% | 70,687 | 0.35 |
| 1987 | 28,625 | −48% | 71,480 | 0.40 |
| 1986 | 54,863 | −17% | 117,607 | 0.47 |
| 1985 | 65,966 | +318% | 120,716 | 0.55 |
| 1984 | 15,795 | +23% | 52,498 | 0.30 |
| 1983 | 12,858 | +18% | 39,433 | 0.33 |
| 1982 | 10,889 | −58% | 45,886 | 0.24 |
| 1981 | 25,800 | +24% | 59,183 | 0.44 |
| 1980 | 20,889 | +32% | 50,000 | 0.42 |
| 1979 | 15,800 | −30% | 46,500 | 0.34 |
| 1978 | 22,565 | +93% | 62,417 | 0.36 |
| 1977 | 11,719 | −3.1% | 57,223 | 0.20 |
| 1976 | 12,100 | −51% | 62,400 | 0.19 |
| 1975 | 24,462 | +11% | 62,000 | 0.39 |
| 1974 | 22,103 | +36% | 59,394 | 0.37 |
| 1973 | 16,240 | +50% | 52,930 | 0.31 |
| 1972 | 10,805 | −58% | 86,392 | 0.13 |
| 1971 | 25,900 | +46% | 70,800 | 0.37 |
| 1970 | 17,800 | −21% | 63,100 | 0.28 |
| 1969 | 22,600 | +32% | 71,200 | 0.32 |
| 1968 | 17,100 | −44% | 69,600 | 0.25 |
| 1967 | 30,350 | +67% | 99,100 | 0.31 |
| 1966 | 18,200 | +30% | 85,900 | 0.21 |
| 1965 | 14,000 | −18% | 54,000 | 0.26 |
| 1964 | 17,000 | +21% | 51,000 | 0.33 |
| 1963 | 14,000 | +6.1% | 51,000 | 0.27 |
| 1962 | 13,200 | +10% | 49,000 | 0.27 |
| 1961 | 12,000 | — | 48,000 | 0.25 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 2,000
Exporter rank55 of 56
Imports10 t USD 142,000
Importer rank76 of 101
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cow peas, dry in Senegal?

Senegal produced 212,909 t in 2024, 2.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Senegal rank in the world for production of cow peas, dry?

Senegal ranked 8th of 41 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 42.4% of the world total.

### How has the production of cow peas, dry in Senegal changed?

It rose by 423% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +70% for the world. The record was 253,897 t in 2020.

### What is the yield of cow peas, dry in Senegal?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (212,909 t from 300,395 ha), against a world average of 0.6 t/ha.

### Does Senegal export or import cow peas, dry?

In 2024 Senegal reported exports of 1 t (USD 2,000) and imports of 10 t (USD 142,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Senegal is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/nigeria/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/niger/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/burkina-faso/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/ghana/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/cameroon/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/mali/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/tanzania/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/benin/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/sudan/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/myanmar/)[Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/yemen/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/dr-congo/)
[All countries producing cow peas, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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